The topics in detail:
Graphic
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Photorealism, consuming render sequences or similar delicacies are nowhere. OK then! Because DSDS (The Simpsons - The game, not the broadcast with the "superstars;)) should look like the series or more like the film Who can already imagine a real representation of Homer or Bart And who would seriously want.? DSDS brings the Simpsons feel very well over. You feel as if you were watching a very long sequence or even another film while controlling the main characters themselves. Nothing was "verschlimmbessert" but skillfully the atmosphere of the series / movie captured.
Sound
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The background music is pleasant and not annoying. However, you could bring a little more variety here. But the effects have been very well integrated and also the original voice actors do a good job. Although some sayings are repeated quite quickly, but that does not detract from the fun.
Setting
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Springfield - all with peculiarities such as the school, the Natural History Museum or "Moe's" was designed so that you can find their way quite quickly, even if partially the interior of homes is not entirely consistent with the allocation of series. but some you have to just adjust to make it playable. The city is freely accessible, but you can only conditionally speak of "Open World", since the individual episodes are linked to a specific order. Yet there is plenty to explore and discover. It's just fun to stroll through Springfield and meet the characters of the series and listen to them.
Control
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Running, jumping, attacking, use. More is not there and you do not need more even. Combos are in place but well regarded rather as a "nice accessory", since the game is really difficult or unfair at any point when it comes to battles or puzzles. Is refreshing that you have to control several characters for some puzzles deposits, so that one progresses. However, a while the camera work often makes a spanner in the works, as the automatic positioning more bad than good works and you desöfteren so missed the right time, for example, when jumping. But there are hardly any moments of frustration, because if you die, you must immediately go on the spot, without having to do it all again from scratch. That must also be so handled, because you can not manually save, but has to rely on the automatic memory processes in the game. This point and the clunky camera control have to star deduction out at me on 4 stars.
Co-Op
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The co-op mode is probably more in the category of "nice, but useless" to sort. You can see the individual episodes, although with a friend to play (together on one console), but one can be given the characters. So you can a beard / Homer episode not play with Marge and Lisa. Thanks to the fairly good AI the second character is a co-op play is not imperative, but for some funny moments with another Simpsons fan it is always good.
Conclusion
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No free store and not even a memory points for improvement camera control are hours of fun for fans and those who want to be, contrary to. DSDS makes right what a number of other game conversions did not make the start. Here you feel as part of the Simpsons. Man playing the series and found many references to the series and to other films and cliches that several days pass before you can tear yourself away from it. Who the Simpsons even a little like, do with this game, nothing wrong and so can pass the time well to the release of the next DVD box.
